Art Review: R. M. Fischer: ‘Life Force’
THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Roberta Smith
NEW YORK---R. M. Fischer is well into the second phase of his artistic career. In his latest show, at the B²OA project space, Mr. Fischer has backed off a bit from the labor-intensiveness of the stuffed works and moved on. Here Mr. Fischer borrows from folk and outsider art with the same slyness that he previously used with futurism. His crude stitching in threads of contrasting colors continues, a form of drawing that accounts for some of the works’ bristling energy. The metal rods and knobs from Phase 1 are also here, sometimes forming elaborate scaffoldings. They also provide a bit of a through line while confirming that Mr. Fischer will not be stopped. He will consume his earlier career to keep making art. Not for nothing is his show titled “Life Force.” [link]
By Roberta Smith
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| Like a conjurer’s tent full of charms: an installation by R.M. Fischer at the B²OA Gallery. Credit A.B. Bovasso/B²OA |
